Seven of Australia's brightest new creative stars walked away with $10,000 in cash and flights, and a mentoring program with the internationally acclaimed creative icons that will guide their future careers, as the Qantas Spirit of Youth Awards (SOYA) were announced in Sydney on November 11.
SOYA 2009 WINNERS:
INDUSTRIAL & OBJECT DESIGN
Tom Fereday (23, Newtown, NSW)
FASHION
Romance Was Born (Anna Plunkett and Luke Sales, 27, Surry Hills, NSW)
FILM
Kasimir Burgess (28, Melbourne, VIC)
MUSIC
Oh Mercy (Melbourne, VIC)
PHOTOGRAPHY
Nirrimi Hakanson (17, Townsville, QLD)
VISUAL ARTS
Rebecca Baumann (26, Willeton, WA)
VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS
tin&ed (Tin Nguyen and Edward Cutting, 28, Melbourne, VIC)